Gilberto is one of four Designated Players on the Toronto FC roster as it stands, and he is not as important to the team as the any of the other three – Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco.

Regardless of whether the new collective bargaining agreement see’s the addition of a fourth DP slot, Gilberto is set to go imminently, and the Brazilian forward has not returned to Toronto for preseason training, as reported by the Toronto Sun.

The club are looking to sell the 25-year-old, who scored seven goals with five assists in 2014, and supposedly have offers on the table for his services, with the player still in his native Brazil.

But the club have continued to bring names in and they have addressed last years defensive issues by signing French-born Polish centre-back Damien Perquis and the versatile Eriq Zavaleta in a trade with the Seattle Sounders.

Perquis, 30, is a major coup as he joins from Spanish club Real Betis, where he played for two-and-a-half years before cancelling his contract in order to force the move to Toronto FC.

“Damien’s signing addresses an area we wanted to improve upon this offseason,” Toronto FC GM Tim Bezbatchenko said in a club statement. “His experience and leadership both at club and international level will be a welcomed addition to our team.